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Guide for Maintaining Active Transportation Infrastructure for Enhanced Safety

MANUAL
February 25, 2025

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The Guide for Maintaining Active Transportation Infrastructure for Enhanced Safety addresses maintenance of active transportation facilities for achieving mobility, accessibility, safety, and equity goals. The Guide presents a case for maintaining active transportation facilities as an integral component of a Complete Streets approach and discusses common maintenance issues impacting pedestrians, bicyclists, and micromobility users; temporary, short-term, and long-term maintenance measures and construction techniques to lessen maintenance. The Guide also discusses maintenance planning, prioritization, inspection, compliance, and funding.

Author: USDOT FHWA

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